GUI Olympics: Week 3 Results

Wednesday, May 26, 2004 by Frogboy | Discussion: GUI Championships News

Week 3 results!

After lengthy and careful consideration, here are the results for week 3 of the GUI Olympics.

Event: WindowBlinds - Most creative visual style

Rank Author Skin
MikeB314 Airlock
essorant Pixel 8
^^Gabriel G-Pod
treetog Antares
danilloOC Sektor

Event: IconPackager - Best themed (icons that fit a specific theme) icon package

Rank Author Skin
treetog Thunder Storm (Icons)
volter15 Smile 3 ))
farid nafar HFN Sapphire

Event: WinAmp Pro - Most usable Winamp skin

Rank Author Skin
Andrew Mackowski EMP 2
Anemovatis AR7
kriptoner D-Reliction

Event: WindowBlinds - Best themed visual style (a visual style that fits a specific theme)

Rank Author Skin
treetog Thunder Storm WB
- vf - Alloy Bezel 4
Scarebear 10pin
EventHorizon Mime

Event: IconPackager - Best Pseudo-OS icon package (an icon package that you could see coming with an operating system)

Rank Author Skin
Miloszwl d3A
Leothar Amdio
Rokey The Last Order

Event: WinAmp Pro - Best power user Winamp skin

Rank Author Skin
Andrew Mackowski EMP 2
a-t-o-m-i-c Impulse
Muniom Designs Resurgence

 

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UUL
Reply #1 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 11:34 AM
congrats to all the winners!!!!!!!

Beesley
Reply #2 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:02 PM
Congratulations to all the winners. I must say, however, that a couple of things shocked me . . . I'm not going to say what because my opinion isn't worth much . . . on top of that, I've never made a skin before in my life! That being said, I think everyone who won put out a great skin. Good work!

Plague_
Reply #3 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:07 PM
you have got to be kidding me.

--Gabriel
Reply #4 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:13 PM
Would it be possible to get judges comments on why they ed certain skins?

--Gabriel
Reply #5 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:13 PM
apparently "s e l e c t" gets eaten.

Frogboy
Reply #6 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:15 PM
Which in particular? I'm not an official judge but I can relay the views of some of them.

rpeterclark
Reply #7 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:17 PM
Congrats to the winners... but I have to say when I saw this my jaw hit the floor. I have serious differences of opinion in some of these categories. What a disappointment.

Frogboy
Reply #8 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:19 PM
BTW, the judges do look at the news items to see what other people like too. So if you had some opinion on what skin should win some event but didn't comment on the news item, you have no one to blame but yourself.

Plague_
Reply #9 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:25 PM
Thanks for telling us.. NOW.. Maybe the judges should've checked the comments on each skin aswell.. just a tip..

rpeterclark
Reply #10 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:25 PM
Too bad you didn't mention that before... I figured the judges were to judge entirely on the merits of the skins, not base it on popularity in the comments sections.

Erik Holmer
Reply #11 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:27 PM
by ^^Gabriel - 5/26/2004 12:13:38 PM Would it be possible to get judges comments on why they ed certain skins? I would like that too...

StillWater Skins
Reply #12 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:29 PM
Frogboy, are you saying that the judges purposely read the news posts so that they can be influenced by the public's opinions? That's a bit bizzare, isn't it?

rpeterclark
Reply #13 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:32 PM
Then what are the "User's Choice" categories for?

Plague_
Reply #14 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:33 PM
it also pretty much guarantees new skins to win over older skins, due to the new skins beeing more popular at that particular time... No? well, then prove me wrong, thanks...

Frogboy
Reply #15 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:34 PM
No, the judges run through the skins and USE them for a period of days. Then when they have their picks, they look at what other people have written to see if something got missed. Each judge has their own take on things but since there are only a few judges, they want to see what other people think. There's always some level of influence. Heck, I make no bones about which skins I like the most. But I'm not an official judge so I don't typically get to have a vote (I'm an "alternate" - if someone doesn't vote I can come in). So for instance, my favorite themed skin was "Sugarfree" but my view doesn't override the views of others. Users will get to have their shot at voting when we do the user choice voting at the end of the contest.

Frogboy
Reply #16 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:35 PM
Plague: That's a ridiculous statement. You can already tell by looking at who has won that there is no bias in there. Heck, the Thunderstorm skin/icons were one of the first things submitted.

Plague_
Reply #17 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:37 PM
how will you prevent cheating in that particular category?

20CECIL
Reply #18 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:39 PM
Congrats to all the winners.....and no further comments!

--Gabriel
Reply #19 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:42 PM
While I do not agree with alot of the picks this week, I stand behind the judges decisions, Congradulations to all the winners... all the skins were great, we may disagree on which are the greatest but thats all.

Frogboy
Reply #20 Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:44 PM
Plague: Only WC premium subscribers will get to vote. That's how we'll prevent cheating - each voter is a validated customer.

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